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Orthography
The orthography used for Kamassian on Wiktionary is based on that designed by A. Pivovarov in his Kamassian-Russian dictionary, taking into account Kamassian phonology as described by G. Klumpp (2016):
Kamassian vowels
|
Front |
Central |
Back
|
unrounded |
rounded |
unrounded |
rounded |
unrounded |
rounded
|
Close
|
и |
ӱ |
|
|
ы |
у
|
Reduced
|
ә |
|
|
|
|
ө
|
Mid-Low
|
е |
ӧ |
|
|
а |
о
|
- Non-initial reduced vowels are written with ә
- No distinction is made between a central mid vowel and ӧ
Kamassian consonants
|
labial |
dental |
alveolar |
palatal |
velar |
glottal
|
Stop
|
п/б |
т/д |
|
ч/дж |
к/г |
ʼ
|
Fricative
|
|
с/з |
ш/ж |
сь/зь |
х |
|
Nasal
|
м |
н |
|
нь |
ӈ |
|
Lateral/Trill
|
|
л/р |
|
ль |
|
|
Glide
|
в |
|
й |
|
|
- Aspiration is indicated by means of an <х> after the aspirated consonant.
- The fricatives β and ɣ are written as б and г respectively
- What Klumpp analyses as "palatalised" consonants are written with a following glide й.
- Word final -ʔC clusters are written following the allophone -ʔ (< *-t) or -ʔm (< *-p).